This guide is provided to assist districts and schools in providing appropriate accommodations for Colorado's English Learners (ELs) on statewide assessment. Work in the area of EL responsive accommodations is process oriented, there is a continual focus on building Colorado's expertise and capacity in the area of EL responsive accommodations.

Examples of test questions and the rubrics used during the assessments for the subjects of mathematics, reading (1 year), science, and writing.

Colorado has created evaluation rubrics for principals, teachers and nine categories of specialized service professionals designed to capture evidence of professional practices relating to effectiveness. The performance management system includes electronic interfaces and data collection tools for the evaluation rubrics, measures of student learning/outcomes, final effectiveness ratings, and reports with useful and actionable feedback for educators....

The Office of Student Assessment develops Item Maps following the administration of the summative assessment each year. The item maps contain information that may be of some assistance examining a school or districts adopted curricular alignment to the state standards. They are not an instructional tool, and cannot be used to develop curriculum. Item maps are linked to a specific form and year of the test. They are useful in a broader sense of ensuring...

This guide is provided to assist districts and schools in providing appropriate accommodations for Colorado's English Learners (ELs). Work in the area of EL responsive accommodations is "new" and process oriented, that is, we are working to build Colorado's expertise and capacity in the area of EL responsive accommodations.

Senate Bill 10-191 was passed in 2010 changing the way educators are evaluate and supported in Colorado.The new evaluation system provides principals, teachers and specialized service professionals with annual evaluations based on both professional practices and multiple measures of student learning or student outcomes.

The 2012 School Finance Act required the CDE to issue a competitive request for proposals (RFP) for state purchase of an early literacy assessment tool that teachers may use to obtain real-time assessments of the reading skill levels of students in kindergarten through third grade. The intent was to support state purchase of software that provides individualized assessments with immediate results, stores and analyzes those results, and recommends...

This manual has been prepared for all District Assessment Coordinators, Transitional Colorado Assessment Program (TCAP) test proctors, Colorado Alternate assessment (CoAlt) test examiners, Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State for English Language Learners (ACCESS for ELLS®) test administrators, teachers, school specialists, principals as well as other interested groups. It includes information about the following topics:...